'Star Trek' fans totally accepted my sexual orientation.
There are a great number of LGBT people across 'Star Trek'
fandom. The show always appealed to people that were
different — the geeks and the nerds, and the people who felt
they were not quite a part of society, sometimes because they
may have been gay or lesbian.

'Star Trek' is about acceptance and the
strength of the Starship Enterprise is that it embraces
diversity in all its forms.

Takei has been with his partner, Brad Takei, since 1987.
After becoming the first same-sex couple to apply for a
marriage license in West Hollywood, the two married in
2008.